Entrepreneur Richard Branson launched Virgin Records in 1973. Today Virgin Group holds more than 200 companies in more than 30 countries.
He is also famed for giving great quotes to encourage both new and seasoned entrepreneurs.
Below are some of the most popular ones:
- “My definition of success? The more you’re actively and practically engaged, the more successful you will feel.” – Richard Branson
- “To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running, and if you have a good team around you and more than a fair share of luck, you might make something happen. But you certainly can’t guarantee it just by following someone else’s formula.”
- “Learn from failure. If you are an entrepreneur and your first venture wasn’t a success, welcome to the club!” – Richard Branson
- “If you don’t succeed at first, there’s no need for the F word (Failure). Pick yourself up and try, try again.” –Richard Branson
- “You’ve got to take risks if you’re going to succeed. I would much rather ask forgiveness than permission.” – Richard Branson
- “For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.” – Richard Branson
- “My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long university education that I never had–every day I’m learning something new.|”–Richard Branson
- “A business has to be involving–it has to be fun. And, it has to exercise your creative instincts.”–Richard Branson
- “As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without me.”–Richard Branson
- “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.”–Richard Branson
- “If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!” –Richard Branson
- “Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.”–Richard Branson
- “Whatever your goal is, you will never succeed unless you let go of your fears and fly.”–Richard Branson
- “The first impression is everything. So is the second.”–Richard Branson
- “The brands that will thrive in the coming years are the ones that have a purpose beyond profit.”–Richard Branson
- “Learn from failure. If you are an entrepreneur and your first venture wasn’t a success, welcome to the club!”–Richard Branson
- “Well, I think that there’s a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you’re likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.”–Richard Branson
- “Happiness is the secret ingredient for successful businesses. If you have a happy company it will be invincible.”–Richard Branson
- “The best way of learning about anything is by doing.”–Richard Branson
- “If you spot an opportunity and are really excited by it, throw yourself into it with everything you have got.”–Richard Branson
Article written and submitted by Rebecca Becky Mwangi
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